By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Just three out away from a series victory over the Atlanta Braves, things completely fell apart in the top of the ninth inning for the San Francisco Giants.

Jace Peterson hit a bases clearing triple off of Santiago Casilla, as the Braves came back to defeat the Giants 7-5 before 41,553, the 354th straight sellout at AT&T Park.

Freddie Freeman hit his second home run of the series to get the Braves within a run at 5-4 with one out in the inning.

Andrelton Simmons then walked, and then Christian Betancourt hit what looked like a sure fire game-ending double play ball to Brandon Crawford at shortstop. Unfortunately, Crawford was unable to snare the ground ball and everybody was safe on the error.

Former Giants catcher A.J. Pierzynski then hit a bloop single that loaded the bases for Peterson, and he sent a Casilla offering into the right-center field gap to clear the bases.

Closer Jason Grilli was able to get the final three outs, despite giving up a two-out double to Joe Panik.

Grilli got Hunter Pence to fly out to Nick Markakis in right field for the final out, and picked up his 15th save of the season.

Things were going great for the Giants in the early going, as both Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the second inning, which gave starter Madison Bumgarner breathing room.

This was the first time that the Giants hit back-to-back home runs since Nori Aoki and Panik did it on May 3 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Bumgarner was his usual self, as he was perfect through four innings; however the wheels got stuck and so did Bumgarner.

Jonny Gomes broke up the perfect game with a sharp single into left field, he went to second on a Juan Uribe groundout and then advanced 90 feet on a Buster Posey passed ball, then scored on a Chris Johnson single.

The Braves then took the lead on a Uribe two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning, then after consecutive singles, Bruce Bochy saw enough and brought on George Kontos to finish the inning.

Donnie Veal replaced Teheran, and promptly gave up the lead, as the Giants scored three runs to take back the lead. Panik came up with the big blow in that inning, as he hit a two-run home run and things looked bright, that is until the top of the ninth inning when the usual stellar Casilla gave up four runs and eventually the game.

Bumgarner lasted 6.1 innings, allowing three runs in five hits, walking just one and striking out six.